Tractable algorithms for chance-constrained combinatorial problems
RAIRO - Operations Research - Recherche Opérationnelle, Tome 43 (2009) no. 2, pp. 157-187.

This paper aims at proposing tractable algorithms to find effectively good solutions to large size chance-constrained combinatorial problems. A new robust model is introduced to deal with uncertainty in mixed-integer linear problems. It is shown to be strongly related to chance-constrained programming when considering pure 0-1 problems. Furthermore, its tractability is highlighted. Then, an optimization algorithm is designed to provide possibly good solutions to chance-constrained combinatorial problems. This approach is numerically tested on knapsack and multi-dimensional knapsack problems. The results obtained outperform many methods based on earlier literature.

DOI : 10.1051/ro/2009010
Classification : 90C10, 90C15
Mots-clés : integer linear programming, chance constraints, robust optimization, heuristic
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Klopfenstein, Olivier. Tractable algorithms for chance-constrained combinatorial problems. RAIRO - Operations Research - Recherche Opérationnelle, Tome 43 (2009) no. 2, pp. 157-187. doi : 10.1051/ro/2009010. http://www.numdam.org/articles/10.1051/ro/2009010/

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